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" Sept. 22, 1925.

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Filed Oct. 17, 1924 v INVENTOR JSANDEBS ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES.

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Application med O ar 17, 1924'. Serial No. 744,219.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES S. ANDERsoN,

V a citizen of the United States, andaresident tion.

of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Memory Aids, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descrip- My invention relates to improvements in memoryaids, and it consists in the combina tions, constructions, and arrangements here in described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a memory aid which consists of a printed list of various articlesclassified under different headings, and which has means for permitting the person to check these articles so as to aid the memory and which is'so constructed that the checks may be erased so as to permit the device to be used again.

A further object of my invention is to provide a memory aid which is adapted to be folded up into a compact space and carried about, and which may be unfolded so as to present the entire list to the person using the device.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the fastening means for securing the device in closed position is also used for carrying the marker. 1

A further object of my invention is to provide a memory aid which may be used as an advertising medium and also as a. means for promoting the business of the firm advertising it, this being done by suggesting to the person various articles which he would nothave thought of if he had not been provided with the list.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of th type described which has a special blank space upon which various articles may be jotted down which are not included in the list.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in th accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of the device shown in open position,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the back of the device, showing how this portion may be used for advertising,

that of soapstone. is to provide a marker which permits the .oFncsfg JAMES s. ANDERSON, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Figure 3 Lisa front elevation of the-device ,1

shown in closed position, and

Figure 4 is a top View of Figure 3.

In carrying out my invention I providev a strip 1 which may be, of any length desired, and which is divided into a number of equal spaces 2, so as to permit the strip to be folded into a compact bundle,-as shown in Figure 4:: The spaces 2 are provided with var ous lists of articles 3 on their inner surfaces, and with advertising it ontheir outer surfaces. V p

Itwill also be seen from Figure l that small strips 5 are disposed between the spaces 2 and are made of a material which will withstand water. preferably black and are adapted to receive the markings of a soapstone marker 6. It

is obviousthat the strips 5 may be of another material if desired, and that the mark er 6 may be of a different substance than The principal purpose person to place checks uponthe strips 5 and to readily erase these checks after use.

The spaces 2 contain a list of articles under various classifications. For example, the first space at the left of Fig. 1 has the word Bread printed in the top thereof. Under this Word appear the various kinds of bread which may be purchased. If the device were put out by-a biscuit company such as the Uneeda Biscuit Company, the company could utilize two of the spaces The strips 5 are such as shown by the two succeeding spaces after the one showing thevarious kinds of bread. In these two spaces the large number of products made by the company could be listed. Figure 1 further shows various other classifications with the'difierent sorts of articles listed therebeneath. At the'extreme right of Figure l is a space 7 which is blank and which is made of the same material as the strips 5. This space is for the purpose of permitting the person using the device tojot down various things which are not found in the dilferent lists. I have shown in Figures 3 and 4: that the device may be folded so as to occupy a very small space. The string 8 which connects the marker 6 to the device is also used in securing the device in closed position. When the device is folded in the manner shown in Figure'3, the string 8 is wound about the exterior side of thejclosed device, and is then fastened to a retaining button 9. The string in this instance performs a double function in that it fastens the device in closed position and also secures the soapstone to the device. enough topermit the marker tobe moved to any one of the spaces 2 so as to check the desired article.

From the foregoing description'of the varlous parts of the devlce, the operation thereof may be readilv understood. The strip 1 is folded. so as to permit the ends thereof to be grasped by the person using the device and tobe moved away from each other. I This movement causes the entire strip" toflatten outand present the various lists of articles to View. The user can then glance hurriedly over the device and check off the articles Which have been marked, and thus save his time and the time of the The string is longand 10 .(see Figure 2) will be exposed and the advertising on these surfaces. "In this Way the device acts as an advertising medium. The device is extremely simple in construction and is practical and efficient for the purpose intended.

I claim:

A device of the type described comprising a long strip adapted to be folded into a compact bundle, the folds in said strip di viding this Strip up into a series of spaces, each of said spaces having a list of articles thereon, said spaces also having marking spaces along the side of each list upon Which markings may be made, these markings being disposed along the sides of the'Words in the list, one of said spaces constituting a Writing surface upon which data may be jotted down that does not appear in the various lists, a stringsecured to one end of said strip and being adapted .to tie the strip in folded position, and a marker carried by the free end of said string, said string performing the double function of keeping the marker With thestrip and alsotying the strip in folded position.

JAMES S. ANDERSON. 

